Upcoming Meetings

The Journalism Alumni Club meets the second Thursday of each month at 12:30 pm in the Alumni Center. Please join us! For more information, please contact the Alumni Association at alumniassociation@memphis.edu or 901/678-2586.

Recent Events

The Journalism Club held its annual Outstanding Alumni Awards Dinner in late October. The Charles E. Thornton Award was presented to Will King (BA '74) of CNN and journalist Richard Copley (BS '69). The Herbert Lee Williams Award was given to former professor L. Dupre Long. Also, the inaugural Outstanding Young Alumni Award was presented to author Johanna Edwards (BA '01). John Martin received the Emerging Journalist Award. The program featured guest speaker Natalie Allen, anchor for CNN International and former co-anchor for WREG-TV Memphis. Emmy Award-winning meteorologist Ron Childers from Action News 5 was the emcee for the evening. Click here to view photos from the event.

The 2010 award recipients included Jess Bunn (BA '74), Director of Marketplace Communications, FedEx Corporation; John Koski (BA '88), VP, General Manager Fox 13; and Candace "Candy" Justice (MA '92), General Manager, The Daily Helmsman. Click here to view photos from the event.

All funds raised from the banquets are placed into a scholarship fund, as the Journalism Club works toward the establishment of an endowed Journalism Alumni Scholarship.

Mentorship Mixer

The Journalism Alumni Club hosted its spring Mentorship Mixer in mid-March at the Alumni Center. Markova Reed (BA ’06), anchor on New Channel 3’s Daybreak spoke to the group about the importance of community involvement. To view photos from the event, click here.

Message from Lesley

Click here to view a message from Lesley Adkins (BA '99, MA '01), President of the Journalism Alumni Club, that was recorded at the 2011 Vision Forum.

Get Involved

• Journalism Mentorship Program
  A joint effort of the U of M and the Journalism Club, the Program was created to affect positive change in the journalism industry by bringing together the University of Memphis, the business community and students. If you are an alum and would like to serve as a mentor, or if you have any questions, please contact Lurene Kelley, Journalism Job Placement Office by email at lkelley@memphis.edu or by phone at 901/678-2405.

• The Journalism Alumni Club, the School of Journalism and the University of Memphis wants to keep up with your employment and contact information. Please log on to the Alumni and Friends Self Service at my.memphis.edu to update your records today!

• For more information or to get involved in the Journalism Alumni Club, contact Alumni Coordinator Shannon Miller at semiller@memphis.edu or 901/678-3043.

Club Leadership List

• Lesley Adkins (BA '99, MA '01), President:
  lesley.adkins@stjude.org
• Marcus Matthews (BA '03, MAT '08), Vice-President:
  mlmtthws@memphis.edu
• Kini Kedigh Plumlee (B.A. '76), Secretary:
  plumleek@lebonheur.org
• Greg Nelson (BA '88), Treasurer
  gregsnelson1@aol.com

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